The Watchmen was only the second graphic novel I ever read, and the second one I ever loved. The character we all loved to hate was Edward Blake, The Comedian. Alexandra-The-Great made this adorable Edward Blake Amigurumi as a Christmas gift for her mother, who she skillfully corrupted into a fan of The Watchmen. (via craftster).
Shayne knows how much I love Coraline, and she tipped me off to petskin‘s awesome handmade Coraline dolls on Craftster — she sewed a couple of Coralines and one Other Mother, and crocheted the Cat!
They’re made with felt and recycled fabric and (of course) buttons — so cool!
Craftster user MamanTattoo made this wonderfully detailed Marauder’s Map needle book for a Harry Potter swap. Click through for all the pages.
I ran across this Princess Leia Burp Cloth while searching for some geeky diaper covers. Queen DeLuxe made this awesome Star Wars burp cloth from a prefold cloth diaper, perfect for soaking up those big ones, because even geeky babies spit up. You can find this, and the matching onesie at her etsy shop.
Inconsolable is not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach. Before I received my copy in the mail, author Shaheed Shabazz warned me that the book was “graphic and twisted” and I smirked to myself, thinking “He doesn’t know me very well, graphic and twisted is what I do“. I was not prepared in the least for the gore-filled, horrifying ride that calls itself Inconsolable.
There were times, while reading this revenge tale full of drugs, torture and mind tricks, that I couldn’t put the book down–there were other times when I was so horrified by the images Shabazz so skillfully painted that I had to put the book down to give myself a break from the intensity. The story starts out calmly enough, introducing the reader to Sean Stiles, a character who at once seems unassuming and noble. Shortly after we meet him, he meets a group of meth heads and loses his life. The story picks up down the line, where our meth addicted murderers have sworn each other to secrecy, gotten clean and moved on. Or so they thought.
Although they were sure no one would “miss” Sean Stiles it becomes clear that someone did, and that someone is intent on ripping apart their lives, and their bodies. With scenes straight out of a Japanese horror flick, Shabazz throws us into a world that is run by the Blue Giant, where justice is carried out slice by slice, slowly but surely, and where no one is off-limits. The book will leave you shaken, terrified to close your eyes, and regretting every wrong you have ever committed in your life. It’s a great read–if you’re brave enough.
See what Shaheed Shabazz had to say to Geek Crafts after the jump.
One of our favorite submitters (is that a word?), Dawn A. Crawford sent in this creeptastic 9 Soft Sculpture from her blog, Crap I Make. Whether you enjoyed the post-apocalyptic, burlap doll story, you have to admit this little guy is pretty well made and very creepy. The details are great, too, with a working zipper and hand-sewn “9”.